How JetZi works

Owners list. Riders ride.
Stripe handles the awkward parts.

Booking takes two taps. Deposits hold and release automatically. Owners get paid daily. Here's the full flow, both sides.

01

Search by where, when, and how long.

No memberships, no quotes-by-email. Real prices, real photos, real owners.

Pick a city or a marina

Type a city, a beach, or a launch ramp. We surface every available jetski within a 25-mile radius.

Choose hours or full days

Minimum is 1 hour. Anything 5 days or longer is treated as a multi-day rental — the deposit strategy changes (see step 3).

Filter by make, capacity, rating

Sea-Doo, Yamaha, Kawasaki, Honda. 2-seater, 3-seater, stand-up. Owner rating 4.0 or higher.

02

Book in two taps. We hold the money.

Card on file, two charges: the rental, and a refundable deposit. Nothing moves until the owner confirms.

One card, two charges

Rental is charged immediately. The deposit is held as a pending authorisation — you'll see it on your statement but the money never leaves your account.

First-time owner? Brief delay.

If this is the owner's first booking, JetZi pings them to finish Stripe verification (typically 5 minutes). You're notified the moment they're verified — usually under an hour.

Confirmed

Booking ID, dock address, owner's phone. You'll get an SMS the morning of your ride.

What you'll see on your statement

$428.60 — JetZi rental (Sea-Doo Spark Trixx)Charged now. This is yours to keep enjoying.
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$1,200.00 — JetZi deposit hold (pending)Authorisation only. Released within 48 hours of you docking, or held longer if there's a damage claim.

03

Ride. Dock. Deposit releases.

Show up, ride, return the jetski. 48 hours later your deposit drops off your statement.

Meet at the dock

Owner does a 5-minute briefing. You take 4 photos: front, back, both sides. JetZi files them with the booking.

Ride

Stay in legal zones, follow the owner's route if they gave you one, don't be reckless. Common sense, basically.

Deposit releases in 48h

Owner has 48 hours to file a damage claim. If they don't, the deposit auto-releases. If they do, you'll be notified with photos and a specific amount — JetZi reviews every claim.

For everyone

How the deposit works.

JetZi handles deposits two ways depending on how long you're booking for. Both ways are designed to feel boring — that's a feature.

Same-day & short rentals

Authorisation hold

For rentals 5 days or shorter: we place a hold on your card. Money stays in your account but is reserved.

  • Bond amount appears as "pending" on your statement
  • Auto-releases 48 hours after you dock
  • Owner captures only the damage amount, if any
Multi-day rentals

Charge & refund

For rentals over 5 days: card networks don't allow holds that long, so we charge upfront and refund on completion.

  • Bond charged at booking
  • Full refund issued 48 hours after you dock
  • Owner captures only the damage amount as a partial refund offset